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Interview with Kareem Rosser

Wed, Mar 24

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https://zoom.us/j/93502844373?pwd=R2h3V2NGN

Join us for a Zoom interview with Kareem Rosser about his new memoir "Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever"

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Interview with Kareem Rosser
Interview with Kareem Rosser

Time and Location

Mar 24, 2021, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM MDT

https://zoom.us/j/93502844373?pwd=R2h3V2NGN

About the Program

Kareem Rosser thought he and his siblings would always be stuck in “The Bottom”, a Philadelphia community and neighborhood devastated by poverty and violence. Riding their bicycles through Philly’s Fairmount Park, Kareem’s brothers discover a barn full of horses. Noticing the brothers’ fascination with her misfit animals, Lezlie Hiner, founder of The Work to Ride stables, offers them their escape: an after school job in exchange for riding lessons.    What starts as an accidental discovery turns into a love for horseback riding that leads the Rossers to discovering their passion for polo. Pursuing the sport with determination and discipline, Kareem became the captain of the first all-Black national interscholastic polo championship team,  earned his place among the typically exclusive players in college, and led his Colorado State polo team to the 2015 intercollegiate national championship ― all while struggling to keep his family together.

Kareem received a BA in Economics from Colorado State University (CSU). While at CSU, he led his collegiate polo team to a national polo championship. At the same time, he was honored as the Intercollegiate polo player of the year. After graduation, Kareem began working as a financial analyst at an asset management firm. He serves as the Executive Director   

Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever is the story of bonds of brotherhood, family loyalty, the transformative connection between man and horse, and forging a better future that comes from overcoming impossible odds.

"A marvelous addition to the literature of inspirational sports stories." - Booklist (Starred Review)  

"This remarkable and inspiring story shines." - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) 

"An inspiring memoir of defying the odds from Kareem Rosser, captain of the first all-black squad to win the National Interscholastic Polo championship. "Crossing the Line will not just leave you with hope, but also ideas on how to make that hope transferable.” (New York Times bestselling author Wes Moore).

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